Dog waste bags to be removed

10:49 AM,
Apr. 19, 2013

Hyde Park resident Jenalyn Sagario walks her Rottweiler, Issy, in Hyde Park Square. Sagario said she uses the Mutt Mitts, which are plastic bags for cleaning up dog waste, that are provided by the Hyde Park Neighborhood Improvement Corp. The organization has said it will no longer fund the Mutt Mitts.

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Hyde Park residents may have to find an alternative for cleaning up dog waste.

Mutt Mitt containers, which provide plastic bags for cleaning up after a pet, may soon be removed for financial reasons.

The Hyde Park Neighborhood Improvement Corp., which pays for the mitts and the restocking of the containers, has decided to have the containers removed, said Janet Buening, vice president of the organization and board president of the Hyde Park Neighborhood Council. ...